Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 168: “More Positive Hope than Ever Before”Episode 167: Cultivating a Startup MindsetEpisode 166: High Structure Course Design for Online STEM CoursesEpisode 165: Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYKEpisode 164: Student Success Coaching Online View All Posted on January 6, 2020February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 57: “Do You Want a Degree with Those Fries?” Education as an Employee Benefit About Episode 57: Tuition reimbursement programs have been around for many years. In this episode, though, join hosts Tom and Kelvin as they uncover how modern education as an employee benefit programs align with the aspirations of online higher education. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-557.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:36 — 28.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 57 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Redeye Coffee Roasters Content Links The End Goal of Education-as-a-Benefit 1 Minute Video: Disney Aspire Cast Member Surprised With UCF Acceptance EdSurge on Air’s Two-Part Series Part 01: “Algorithms are Changing Low-Wage Work. What Educators Should Know About Life ‘On the Clock.’“Part 02: “When College Becomes a Benefit of Employment“ UCF’s Work with Disney Aspire via Guild UCF News: “Disney, UCF Team Up to Offer Free Tuition for Cast Members“Tom’s tweet about spending time at the Disney Aspire Expo at Walt Disney World, with photos! Background Primer on Education-as-a-Benefit 2019 “Education Benefits Survey” from International Foundation of Employee Benefits PlansMcKinsey Report: “The Future of Work“Forbes: “Education As A Benefit: More Companies Support Degree Pathways“Forbes: Guild Education Is Latest Female-Led Company To Hit $1 Billion ValuationHR Executive: “Will Education Benefits be the Next Big Trend?“MarketWatch: “Why Walmart, Disney and so many other companies are paying for their employees’ college education“The Century Foundation: “Starbucks, Walmart, and Amazon Offer ‘Free’ College—but Read the Fine Print“Inside Higher Ed : Good and Bad News About Employer Funding of Online Degrees Education-as-a-Benefit Companies Guild Education: Education as a BenefitInStridePearson Accelerated Pathways